Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company

The papers in this series relate only to the financial interest held in the company by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, London. The operational and administrative papers of the business are held by the University of Glasgow Archive Services


Date(s) of creation: 1960-1974
Level: Series
Format: Archive           

Summary: The papers in this series relate only to the financial interest held in the company by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, London. The operational and administrative papers of the business are held by the University of Glasgow Archive Services
Extent: 2 files
Admin history: Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company was established in 1711 by John Scott. The family took over the Greenock Foundry in 1790, and began shipbuilding at Cartsdyke Dockyard as Scott & Company in 1850. By 1900 John Swire & Company were major shareholders and Henry Scott was a director of Swire. Swire's was 25% owned by the Scott Family. In 1925 Scotts took over Ross & Marshall's Cartsdyke Mid Yard. In 1934 they exchanged their Cartsdyke East yard for Cartsdyke Mid yard with Greenock Dockyard Ltd. In June 1 ... View more
Access status: Open
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Format: Archive